Company Of Heroes Online — Free To Play PC Game

Another free-to-play game will hit the internet around September, for the US, and probably early 2011 for the rest of the world — depending on American success. The game in question is Company of Heroes, one of the top real-time strategy games for PC.

The free-to-play version of Company of Heroes is being developed by Relic Entertainment and it will fall part of THQ’s portfolio when released.

Players will be able to play for free when in online multiplayer mode, where they will then able to spend money on bettering their online play. Real money will be able to purchase virtual goods. Real money for online PC game enhancements seem to be increasingly popular with publishers.

Company of Heroes will be similar to EA’s Battlefield Heroes, id’s Quake Live and Take-Two’s — soon to be released — NBA 2K basketball game. Hell, even Fifa Online is on the cards.

“In the past, our multiplayer experience was a quick game session that was over as soon as the match was over,” said Tim Holman – Relic Entertainment production director. “With this game, you get an extended experience over time.”

The World War 2 based game will allow you to play as either Americans or Germans. It’s played from a bird’s eye view, similar to when you played army men in the sand as a child. Remember those days?

In Company of Heroes you’ll be able to create your own character and modify him. As previously said, real money only enhances your coolness.